France’s President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on his election victory on February 25, glamsquad reports
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On Wednesday night, March 1, the President-elect confirmed this to reporters after presenting his Certificate of Return to President Buhari in his country home of Daura, Katsina State.
Tinubu had earlier received the Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja before departing for Daura with his Vice President-elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima.
Tinubu, responding to questions about messages of congratulations he has received since INEC declared him President-elect, said
”Oh very many, many of that, in fact as far as Europe, the stock market reacted positively well, there was a goodwill message from Macron, the President of France.”
On his mission to Daura, the president-elect said
”I came to present the certificate of return to him (Buhari) as the party leader and commend his efforts in supporting democracy in Africa.”